[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I run, only 10% of the participants are men (and it seems to be getting le...

From John Rutter's Requiem. Performed by The Tidewater Singers, William R. Thomas, Director. April 30, 2011 at Christ Church in Cambridge, Maryland.

ore">Text by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles make good friends. The knife may be shar...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">Text by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles make good friends. The knife may be sharp, it never scrapes its handle. Those who always share never die of hunger. Long lives Diplomacy! Long lives Fraternity! - - - Haitian Creole text: Men ale - Men vini, sa kenbe lamitye. Ou gen kabann pou vann, Mwen gen dra pou achte. Vwazinay se fanmi, Bon kont fè bon zanmi. Kouto mèt byen file, li pa grate manch li. Moun ki konn pataje pap janm mouri grangou. Vive la Diplomatie! Vive la Fraternité! - - -  less

ore">The Gillingham Male Voice Choir in Torquay for the battle of the choirs competition 2011. This video features The Choir singing those magnificent men in their flying machines from the film Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. The Choir's musica...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">The Gillingham Male Voice Choir in Torquay for the battle of the choirs competition 2011. This video features The Choir singing those magnificent men in their flying machines from the film Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. The Choir's musical director is Paul Robinson and the accompanist is Matt Whitworth. Website: http://gmvc.99k.org  

This beautiful finale from Haydn's creation is reanimated by the Golden voices Choir STACC FUTO during the occasion of her 14th anniversary edition of her annual Music concert CAnZonA 14 tagged "The Golden Experience".

ore">from our concept album "Tender You Back" stream or buy: http://smarturl.it/tenderyouback video edited by Daphne Nisi & Chiara Cortez music & lyrics: ZogaroS produced by The Sessions voices recorded, mixed and mastered at "Gli Artigiani Studio" (F...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">from our concept album "Tender You Back" stream or buy: http://smarturl.it/tenderyouback video edited by Daphne Nisi & Chiara Cortez music & lyrics: ZogaroS produced by The Sessions voices recorded, mixed and mastered at "Gli Artigiani Studio" (formello - RM) by Maurizio Loffredo & Daniele Sinigallia piano: Primiano Di Biase guitar: Emanuele Jorma Gasperi bass: Guerino Rondolone drums: Marco Capano song in credits: "In The Twilight" (Sa Takipsilim) feat. Ismaila Mbaye music: Chiara Cortez lyrics: Chiara & Nelia Ruiz Cortez to all the musicians and vocalists who graced us with their music, sounds and support: grazie! namely: Jacopo Barbato, Marco Capano, Delio Caporale, Vito Caporale, Giuseppe Civiletti, Andrea D'Apolito, Giuseppe D'ortona, Francesco De Cicco, Primiano Di Biase, Emanuele Jorma Gasperi, Livia Ferri, Anna Fondi, Maurizio Loffredo, Ismaila Mbaye, Música do Círculo (Zuza Gonçalves, Pedro Consorte, Ronaldo Crispim), Nzingha, Gianluca Palmieri, Randy Roberts, Guerino Rondolone, ...    less

ore">The Poznań Nightingales Boys' and men's Choir of the Poznań Philharmonics continues the centuries' old choral traditions of the city of Poznań. Historical sources confirm the existence in the 15th century of a vocal ensemble composed of students and teach...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">The Poznań Nightingales Boys' and men's Choir of the Poznań Philharmonics continues the centuries' old choral traditions of the city of Poznań. Historical sources confirm the existence in the 15th century of a vocal ensemble composed of students and teachers of the Cathedral School. Uninterruptedly since 1939, The Poznań Nightingales Choir has worked and given concerts under the baton of Prof. Stefan Stuligrosz for 73 years. Prof. Stefan Stuligrosz died on 15 of June, 2012. At the express request of the late Professor in 2012 Maciej Wieloch was appointed Artistic Director of the Poznan Philharmonic Choir Poznan Nightingales  less

ore">Sung at a choral course in Nottingham in 1977 Sing we and chant it While love doth grant it Not long youth lasteth And old age hasteth Now is best leisure To take our pleasure All things invite us Now to delight us Hence, care, be packing! No ...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">Sung at a choral course in Nottingham in 1977 Sing we and chant it While love doth grant it Not long youth lasteth And old age hasteth Now is best leisure To take our pleasure All things invite us Now to delight us Hence, care, be packing! No mirth be lacking! Let spare no treasure To live in pleasure  

Thomas Rossin conducts this familiar Christmas Carol.

A song by my friend William Sveglini, whom I had contacted around 2000 through the "Composers' forum". I have sung it in my one-man-choir "dwsChorale".